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, representing oakland area of california. here, our guest on this, the "full court press." i want to switch for a second before we let you go and that is some people in the romney campaign for awhile, mitt romney for awhile, was hinting that the solution in syria is to send troops into syria or to bomb syria or to send heavy weapons simply to the rebels, protestors in syria. what should we be doing in syria? >> i think the president is doing the right thing. i think you have to be very careful if you want to -- execute a military operation in syria. that could trigger some regional conflicts that we would draw ourselves in that would be very dangerous. we have to -- certainly make sure that the violence stops and the human rights concerns and all of the slaughter. the president is doing this in a way with our alliances and allies and in a way that ensures our own national security. but having a military presence there, going in, bombing syria engaging in a military conflict there is not prudent and not in america's best inter
, representing oakland area of california. here, our guest on this, the "full court press." i want to switch for a second before we let you go and that is some people in the romney campaign for awhile, mitt romney for awhile, was hinting that the solution in syria is to send troops into syria or to bomb syria or to send heavy weapons simply to the rebels, protestors in syria. what should we be doing in syria? >> i think the president is doing the right thing. i think you have to...
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barbara from california way early out there says, i think public utilities were smart in shutting things down early. it takes time to get people off of the streets. most of those who could have done something about global warming years ago did not lift hand. oh my gosh this looks amazing! that's a good deal! [ man ] wow! it is so good! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15 seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm actually looking at the wood grilled chicken with portobello wine sauce. you so fascinated by the prices, you keep rambling on! i know! -that pork chop was great! -no more fast food friday's! so we gotta go! we're going to go to red lobster. yep. [ male announcer ] try our 15 under $15 menu and sea food differently! [♪ theme music ♪] well, good morning, everybody, welcome to the "full court press" here on monday october 29th. great to see you today. hope you had a good weekend, and had a chance to recharge your batties. we start with a great big storm affecting almost half of the country, as a result one week before the e
barbara from california way early out there says, i think public utilities were smart in shutting things down early. it takes time to get people off of the streets. most of those who could have done something about global warming years ago did not lift hand. oh my gosh this looks amazing! that's a good deal! [ man ] wow! it is so good! [ male announcer ] our new maine stays! 15 entrees under $15 seafood, chicken and more! oo! the tilapia with roasted vegetables! i'm actually looking at the wood...
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and southern california, i have, what's the first thing the governor does or the cities do. they turn to fema for help. for emergency responders that they're able to bring in from other states. first responders. and then for the rebuilding effort. for the protection against them. disaster relief, you would think that everybody would understand that disaster relief -- okay, maybe you don't really like a big federal government but there is a role for the federal government in disaster relief. the fact that mitt romney doesn't see that to me shows how -- just how shortsighted he is. what a captive of the hate government tea party he is. and how dangerous his message is. and how dangerous it would be to have him in the white house. there would be no more fema. no more fema. he wouldn't do what george bush did and put it in the bowels of some other agency. he would destroy the whole thing because he says we don't need it. don't trust this guy. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." jack you're a little boring. boring. boring. thomas jefferson said that a successful democrac
and southern california, i have, what's the first thing the governor does or the cities do. they turn to fema for help. for emergency responders that they're able to bring in from other states. first responders. and then for the rebuilding effort. for the protection against them. disaster relief, you would think that everybody would understand that disaster relief -- okay, maybe you don't really like a big federal government but there is a role for the federal government in disaster relief. the...
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in chino, california hello geno. >> caller: good morning. i don't think it's going to do the democrats any good, unless obama has a stellar performance himself. they are going to be looking at whether or not he is going to be strong and come out with a good performance, because if obama do a bad performance, this debate tonight ain't going to matter. >> bill: yeah i agree and disagree, i guess, gene. you are right, the second presidential debate is more important than this debate tonight. but the debate tonight is important given the fact that obama didn't do so well and given the fact that mitt romney told so many lies the last time around. that this debate tonight is not going to be the game changer, but it's more important than it normally would be, because people are going to be looking at joe biden to see if he can get the momentum going again obama's favor. the new york time's front page points out that in virginia president obama is up five points, in wisconsin president obama still up three points over mitt romney. and it's a dead ti
in chino, california hello geno. >> caller: good morning. i don't think it's going to do the democrats any good, unless obama has a stellar performance himself. they are going to be looking at whether or not he is going to be strong and come out with a good performance, because if obama do a bad performance, this debate tonight ain't going to matter. >> bill: yeah i agree and disagree, i guess, gene. you are right, the second presidential debate is more important than this debate...
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is calling from oakland california. what do you say, c.j.? >> caller: i think for anybody to call romney a winner, it shows he was already losing. he's still losing, i'm sorry. the debates did nothing because they didn't have a moderator. i think that lehrer was really horrible. he didn't hold him accountable to anything. i think when he did the fact checks, it is going to come out on the president's part. >> bill: yeah. >> caller: and i think it is so sad that we have no choices and the poor losers are the working people -- the working poor. thank you. >> bill: all right c.j. appreciate hearing from you from chester, south carolina, charlotte, what do you think about last night and about jim lehrer? >> caller: oh, my god jim lehrer, depressing in a sense. what in the world they really have to retire this man. they were better off getting the man from -- at least he would have done a better job. >> bill: he would have asked tough questions right. jim lehrer just said -- he didn't ask -- like a topic. so what do you kind of -- what do you sort
is calling from oakland california. what do you say, c.j.? >> caller: i think for anybody to call romney a winner, it shows he was already losing. he's still losing, i'm sorry. the debates did nothing because they didn't have a moderator. i think that lehrer was really horrible. he didn't hold him accountable to anything. i think when he did the fact checks, it is going to come out on the president's part. >> bill: yeah. >> caller: and i think it is so sad that we have no...
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out in orange county california hi, nicole. >> caller: hi. i think these shady polls serve a function, and that is to make it close enough so that by their suppression and intimidation and outright theft, you know, the public won't be shocked when they steal the election. >> bill: not to get too conspiratorial, but certainly i that i that's what the republicans have in mind and that's why they trumpet, notice, nicole whenever the polls show romney getting clobbered they always say oh, well, the polls don't mean anything, polls go up polls go down, but they get one little poll like this and make a big deal of it and the media goes along with them. that can tighten it up to the point where they can steal a state here, steal a state there and this we go, right? >> caller: will obama investigate for fraud and put these guys in jail? >> bill: well, i don't know. i mean, i certainly think that the justice -- put it this way. the justice department is in fact looking at efforts to suppress the vote in several states, and there could be some criminal
out in orange county california hi, nicole. >> caller: hi. i think these shady polls serve a function, and that is to make it close enough so that by their suppression and intimidation and outright theft, you know, the public won't be shocked when they steal the election. >> bill: not to get too conspiratorial, but certainly i that i that's what the republicans have in mind and that's why they trumpet, notice, nicole whenever the polls show romney getting clobbered they always say...
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lance is calling from huntington beach in california. you're on the "bill press show." >> caller: thank you for taking my call. >> john: sure. >> caller: when romney named ryan, i told my republican brother-in-law it was over because it is politics 101 you run toward your base in the primary and toward the center in the general. romney did not do that. >> john: i agree. >> caller: it shows his weakness because he kowtowed to his base rather than doing what he was supposed to do. may i say something else? >> john: please. >> caller: if ryan doesn't like collectivist action, why is he working in congress? >> john: oh! >> caller: which is a collectivist body. furthermore, does he want to eliminate the vote because when we vote, we vote collectively to choose our leaders. thank you. >> john: thank you very much. he did throw out his ayn rand kool-aid. do you think ryan was a wise choice? the conventional wisdom seems to be no. it is a great point that the caller made. >> i think the problem with romney and the ryan choice is you could make t
lance is calling from huntington beach in california. you're on the "bill press show." >> caller: thank you for taking my call. >> john: sure. >> caller: when romney named ryan, i told my republican brother-in-law it was over because it is politics 101 you run toward your base in the primary and toward the center in the general. romney did not do that. >> john: i agree. >> caller: it shows his weakness because he kowtowed to his base rather than doing...
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patrice calling from oakland, california. >> caller: good morning, bill -- >> bill: hey, sorry about the as out there. >> caller: yeah, there's always next time. we got to try a little harder. here is the thing -- one of the things i have talked to a couple of friends about is on the performance at the debate if obama had brought up the 47%, i believe this would have given romney an opening to explain why he said that, and things would have even went more in his direction. er i'm not saying that obama shouldn't have stepped up and fought like he should have but i think romney was prepared to address a lot of the flip flops. but then to have these jobs numbers come out on friday this kind of throws the whole talk about that mitt romney had -- >> bill: yeah 8%. >> caller: right. in the next debate joe biden is going to kick butt no doubt about that. but the townhall debates is a little bit more obama comfort zone. >> bill: yeah i agree with that patrice. look, we all have bad nights and bad days. some of my columns and shows are better than others and the president -- i just think you
patrice calling from oakland, california. >> caller: good morning, bill -- >> bill: hey, sorry about the as out there. >> caller: yeah, there's always next time. we got to try a little harder. here is the thing -- one of the things i have talked to a couple of friends about is on the performance at the debate if obama had brought up the 47%, i believe this would have given romney an opening to explain why he said that, and things would have even went more in his direction. er...
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let's talk first to betty in california. what do you think? >> caller: i think he has been treated horrible since day one. i think he has been treated with no respect whatsoever. it drives me crazy, and unfortunately, i do think it's because of his race which makes me ashamed to say i'm white. i just -- i don't understand how they can disrespect him so much. i have never seen one of our presidents treated like this ever. it's unbelievable. >> jamal: so betty you probably remember bill clinton when he was president of the united states. people said some pretty nasty things about him, and they talked about hilary clinton and all sorts of stuff. do you think this is worse than that? >> yes. >> jamal: okay. >> caller: i am 70 years old, i have seen a lot. and i think he has been treated much worse than bill clinton was treated. >> jamal: okay. we'll go next to bill. thanks for calling. >> caller: i might as well just say it, as a man of color, it's a dog whistle. because just understand he didn't add the other part it to lazy and the next thing th
let's talk first to betty in california. what do you think? >> caller: i think he has been treated horrible since day one. i think he has been treated with no respect whatsoever. it drives me crazy, and unfortunately, i do think it's because of his race which makes me ashamed to say i'm white. i just -- i don't understand how they can disrespect him so much. i have never seen one of our presidents treated like this ever. it's unbelievable. >> jamal: so betty you probably remember...
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baja, california, it is a freaking desert. leave it alone. >> there are so many jokes i could make right now. about tiger woods. >> bill: i know. paul last night, "usa today," the fact checkers, this has been the season for fact checkers. >> i have mixed views about it myself. >> bill: you're part of it. >> i know i'm part of it. but i think sometimes we worry more about the trees and miss the forest. >> the trees are just the right height. [ laughter ] >> bill: so i just want to go through some of the ones you put out there and we'll see -- let the chips fall where they may as they say. >> fire it up. >> bill: president obama on defense spending. president obama says mitt romney wants to add $2 trillion in spending to the military budget. >> right? >> correct? >> yeah. this is this fundamental difference you saw on display last night. romney believes we need an increased military force a larger military force. this is where we get into the whole discussion of we don't as many votes. we don't have as many horses or bayonets ei
baja, california, it is a freaking desert. leave it alone. >> there are so many jokes i could make right now. about tiger woods. >> bill: i know. paul last night, "usa today," the fact checkers, this has been the season for fact checkers. >> i have mixed views about it myself. >> bill: you're part of it. >> i know i'm part of it. but i think sometimes we worry more about the trees and miss the forest. >> the trees are just the right height. [...
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. >> bill: seen enough of that in california. finally -- not finally but the four that i identified quickly president romney -- >> oh! >> i can hit the dump button. >> bill: thank you. governor romney at one point and the president didn't really respond to this. he said so why did you reject that pipeline? did the president reject the pipeline? >> the pipe -- no. >> bill: thank you. >> he punted on making a decision. >> bill: he had to. i mean they didn't finish the review of it. yeah, he could have said we'll forget about any environmental review about a pipeline that crosses ten states is it? i forget. >> it crosses the whole country. it goes from canada to the gulf coast. >> bill: yeah. forget about all of the environmental sensitive areas that it hases and just build the pipeline but they had not completed the environmental process. >> to be fair, president obama actually was on track. the state department was on track to approve the pipeline last year. until environmentalists really rallied and made a huge issue of this. you
. >> bill: seen enough of that in california. finally -- not finally but the four that i identified quickly president romney -- >> oh! >> i can hit the dump button. >> bill: thank you. governor romney at one point and the president didn't really respond to this. he said so why did you reject that pipeline? did the president reject the pipeline? >> the pipe -- no. >> bill: thank you. >> he punted on making a decision. >> bill: he had to. i mean...
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then he flies to the west coast to los angeles california to tape an appearance on jay leno and then he leaves burbank and goes to las vegas, november november for a big campaign event at do little park in las vegas. and i don't know where he is going from there. >> what happens in vegas, stays in vegas. [♪ theme music ♪] >> bill: good morning, america. what do you say? it is wednesday, october 24th. great to see you today, and thank you for joining us here on the "full court press" on current tv where the tackle the big stories of the day, whether it is happening here in our nation's capitol, around the country, or around the globe, we'll give you a chance to sound off on it. at 866-55-press or going to twitter @bpshow. and mitt romney told 24 lies in 41 minutes. that bad enough. what makes it even worse is he will never admit he is wrong. he just keeps telling the same lies over and over again. we'll start off with eleanor at the top of the hour but first we'll go to lisa ferguson. >> hey bill. good morning, everyone. new emails obtained by at least two news agencies show the w
then he flies to the west coast to los angeles california to tape an appearance on jay leno and then he leaves burbank and goes to las vegas, november november for a big campaign event at do little park in las vegas. and i don't know where he is going from there. >> what happens in vegas, stays in vegas. [♪ theme music ♪] >> bill: good morning, america. what do you say? it is wednesday, october 24th. great to see you today, and thank you for joining us here on the "full...
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jon is calling us from los angeles, california. good morning jon. >> caller: good morning. >> john: hi. >> caller: you know, i think the topic tonight -- the advice for president obama is a good topic. he needs advice for the way he got whipped in the last debate. if you want to talk about flip-flopping, let's talk about obama and gay marriage. >> john: let's talk about it. >> caller: in 2008 he said marriage is between a man and a woman. now he knows he needs the gay vote. >> john: i'm glad you called, jon. >> caller: what's he doing now? bill press is cleaning al gore's house now. >> john: jon is it going to be you ranting about barry obama? do you want to talk like men jon or are you going to sit there and rant? >> oh, sorry john. >> john: i hope you're still listening to hear me call you a cowardly little bee-otch. no dialogue there at all. you know, man jon i wish you would call back because if you do, i'll treat you with more respect than you treated me or this president or this audience. i'll give you the courtesy of a dialo
jon is calling us from los angeles, california. good morning jon. >> caller: good morning. >> john: hi. >> caller: you know, i think the topic tonight -- the advice for president obama is a good topic. he needs advice for the way he got whipped in the last debate. if you want to talk about flip-flopping, let's talk about obama and gay marriage. >> john: let's talk about it. >> caller: in 2008 he said marriage is between a man and a woman. now he knows he needs the...